Term 2 BTN

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Brazil Profile

Episode 17 17th June 2014
Discussion Questions

1. Before you watch the Brazil Profile story, record what you know about the country.
2. On which continent is Brazil?
3. About how many people live in Brazil? How does it compare to the population of Australia?
4. What language do most people speak?
5. The currency of Brazil is called the .
6. What products does Brazil export to other countries?
7. Describe what life is like for Brazilians living in poverty.
8. Why have many Brazilians been protesting about the World Cup?
9. What are the benefits of hosting a huge sporting event like the World Cup?
10. Name three facts you learnt watching the BtN story.

Episode 16 10th June 2014




Blood Donation

1. What have you learned about donating blood as a result of watching this story?
2. How many years have we been celebrating World Blood Donor Day? Why is it important?
3. How many people will need a blood donation in their lifetime?
4. Why did the nurse check Emma’s blood pressure?
5. Riley is donating whole blood. What does that mean?
6. Which people do most blood donations go to?
7. Where does the blood go once it’s taken out and what happens to it?
8. How many litres of blood are in Emma’s body? How much is plasma?
9. How many different types of blood groups are there? Which is the most common?
10. Which blood group is special? Explain why.

Episode 15, 3rd June 2014
Palm Oil

1. What have you learned about palm oil and its impact on orang-utans as a result of watching this story?
2. How many types of orang-utans are there in the world? Name them.
3. Where do orang-utans live?
4. Describe the orang-utans’ natural environment.
5. Why have orang-utans become an endangered species?
6. What is palm oil and where does it come from?
7. Why does Tahlia want palm oil production stopped?
8. How are the palm oil plantations important to the economy of Indonesia and Malaysia?
9. Some people have started sustainable palm oil plantations. What does this mean?
10. What is palm oil often labelled as? Should companies be forced to put 'Palm Oil' on their labels if their products contain it? Explain your answer.

Episode 14 27th May 2014
Indigenous Languages

1. Summarise the BtN story.
2. What does Reconciliation Week celebrate?
3. The kids in the BtN story are singing songs in which Indigenous language?
4. About how many Indigenous languages are there in Australia?
5. What has happened to Indigenous languages since European settlement?
6. What are the kids in the BtN story doing to keep their language alive?
7. What has learning Noongar taught the kids?
8. Why is it important to keep Indigenous languages alive?
9. Why is preserving Indigenous languages difficult?
10. Do you think all school kids should learn an Indigenous language? Explain your answer.

Electric Cars

1. What was the main point of the Electric Cars story?
2. Around the turn of the last century, electric cars were quite popular. True or false?
3. Why did the internal combustion engine take over?
4. What are some disadvantages of petrol engines?
5. What has been one of the problems with electric cars in the past?
6. How has battery technology changed?
7. In which country are electric cars popular?
8. What do some people in Western Australia want councils to do?
9. What other energy sources are used to power cars?
10. What do you think is the future of electric cars? Explain your answer.

Episode 12 13th May 2014

Budget Surplus

1. In your own words, explain what surplus means.
2. Why is the government so keen to get the budget into surplus?
3. What does GFC stand for?
4. Why did the previous government spend the surplus?
5. What is a deficit?
6. When paying off a loan to the bank you have to pay interest. What does this mean?
7. The government is making cuts to the budget. Discuss.
8. Do you think the government should raise taxes to bring in more money? Why or why not?
9. Why do some people argue raising taxes is bad for the economy?
10. After watching the BtN story, do you think the government should be trying to achieve surplus or is it
    ok to stay in deficit? Explain your reasons.

Budget
Episode 11 6th May 2014

Explain, in your own words what the Budget is.

1. When is the Federal Budget being announced?
2. Which of the following: Health, Education, Welfare, Defence, Aid and Research, Transport and
   Communication do you think needs the most money? Why?
3. Who is the Federal Treasurer?
4. Describe what a deficit is and what a surplus is.
5. Do you think it’s important to spend a large part of the budget on Defence. Why or why not?
6. Why are health and education NOT on top of the list?
7. Explain what Welfare is.
8. Why is the government considering making cuts to Welfare?
9. Put yourself in the Treasurer’s shoes. How would you spend the budget? Explain your choices.

Episode 10 29th April 2014

ANZAC DAY

1. Briefly summarise the BtN story.
2. Anzac Day only pays tribute to the soldiers who fought at Gallipoli. True or False.
3. What do the letters A.N.Z.A.C. stand for?
4. How many people in Anzac’s family have been given the name Anzac?
5. Which relative of Anzac’s fought in the First World War?
6. When did WWI begin?
7. Why did Arthur Walker have to lie about being Aboriginal?
8. When did the Australian soldiers land at Gallipoli?
9. In which country is Gallipoli?
10. Have you ever attended an Anzac service? Briefly describe what it was like.